https://jwpf.org/triangle-area-teens-become-pope-eagle-scout-scholars/Occoneechee Council announces 2017 Pope Eagle Scout ScholarsCreated in 2001 by the late John William Pope, the annual Pope Eagle Scout Scholar program recognizes four scouts who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and personal achievement in their academic and scouting lives. Each Pope Scholar receives a $20,000 college scholarship.

https://jwpf.org/wesley-shelter-wilson-awarded-100000-2017-joy-w-pope-memorial-grant-human-services/Wesley Shelter in Wilson, North Carolina becomes second Joy W. Pope Memorial Grant in Human Services recipientOn February 22, the John William Pope Foundation traveled to Wilson to award a $100,000 grant to Wesley Shelter, a comprehensive crisis center providing services for domestic and sexual assault survivors, human trafficking survivors, and the homeless. Photo courtesy of Oliva Neeley, The Wilson Times.

https://jwpf.org/triangle-nonprofits-awarded-2-million-grants-winter-2016/Winter 2016: Pope Foundation awards over $2 million in grantsAt a winter 2016 board meeting, The John William Pope Foundation awarded over $2 million in grants, with most of that going directly to nonprofits in the Triangle including arts, human services, and education groups. A total of 72 organizations received grants.

https://jwpf.org/north-carolina-leadership-forum-update/North Carolina Leadership Forum brings conservatives and liberals togetherIn early 2016, the John William Pope Foundation, the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, and the Duke Endowment jointly funded the first North Carolina Leadership Forum to help bridge the discourse divide. On June 4, the Charlotte Observer editorial page heralded the project as a “heartening event.”

https://jwpf.org/institute-political-leaderships-hometown-debates-bring-attention-important-state-issues/IOPL hosts ‘Hometown Debates’ to bring attention to down-ballot races"IOPL and its partners in the Hometown Debates recognize that North Carolina politics is not simply about what happens in a few large cities. Most of the electorate lives elsewhere. To win their votes, candidates need to understand where they are coming from — both literally and figuratively."

https://jwpf.org/raleigh-childrens-business-fair-appears-news-observer/Raleigh Children’s Business Fair draws large crowd at North Hills event"Ari and Analise Etin pulled out all the stops for their booth. The 9-year-old and 6-year-old brother and sister decided diversifying would be their best bet for profitability. They mixed lemonade and brewed coffee. Analise painted paper birdhouses that Ari built; they constructed colorful masks, too."